On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Surrey Police Service (SPS) will assume responsibility for all policing operations in the Cloverdale policing district, marking the next step in the ongoing policing transition from the RCMP to SPS. This district runs from 196^th Street to the Fleetwood/Newton border (east to west), and from the Fraser River to 48^th Avenue (north to south).

Cloverdale (District 4) will join the three other districts currently served by SPS: Whalley/City Centre (District 1), Newton (District 3), and South Surrey (District 5). At this time, the RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit will continue to provide policing service in Guildford (District 2). The attached map shows the policing responsibility for each area of Surrey, as of April 1^st. 

Cloverdale residents and businesses owners will see more SPS officers in their neighbourhoods, however there is no change to how they access police services – police office locations and phone numbers remain the same (604-599-0502 for non-emergencies and 9-1-1 for emergencies). 

In mid-February, the Director of Police Services directed SPS to assume full responsibility for all of Cloverdale on April 1^st. Since the decision, SPS has worked to develop a plan for temporary operational adjustments to support a safe and seamless transition that was presented to and approved by the Surrey Police Board.

To maintain service levels across all communities, SPS will temporarily redeploy some officers from support and community-focused units to frontline policing and priority investigative work. As a result, there will be a temporary reduction to capacity in certain areas, such as Youth Services, Community 1^st, and Crisis Intervention. These units will continue to operate, but with fewer resources during this period.

“As representatives of Surrey’s community, the Surrey Police Board’s priority is ensuring residents continue to receive safe, effective policing throughout this transition,” said Harley Chappell, Chair of the Surrey Police Board. “We support SPS taking on responsibility for Cloverdale, accepting that expansion into new territory requires temporary adjustments in some areas to maintain focus on frontline service delivery across the city and achieving this important milestone in the transition to a locally governed police service for Surrey.”

“Surrey Police Service looks forward to serving Cloverdale and continue building a strong, visible policing presence across Surrey,” said Chief Constable Norm Lipinski. “These short‑term adjustments to officer deployments will allow us to ensure uninterrupted frontline policing as we take on this new responsibility, while we continue to grow our staffing and restore resources across all program areas.”

“Our focus remains on providing reliable, responsive policing for every Surrey neighbourhood,” Chief Lipinski added. “We are committed to serving Cloverdale with professionalism, care, and a strong connection to the community as we move forward together.”

For more information on Surrey’s policing transition, visit www.surreypolice.ca/policing-transition.